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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Bruce Holland (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating David Ferguson (D) by 34.5 points.

Bruce HollandRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%18,080
32.7%8,795
26,875 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+5.21980R+0.11982R+30.41984R+34.51986R+42.91988R+24.01990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET